Good information about the Catholic faith is more readily available today than ever before. Yet, there is still widespread confusion about Catholic belief and practice. Officially, it is the job of the Catholic bishops to clear up such confusion. But in the current reality, lay Catholics need to take it upon themselves to know, share, and defend their faith.
Every week Catholic author and speaker Matthew Arnold gives clear and simple witness to the Catholic Faith without obscuring, complicating, or watering down the exclusive claims of Christ and His Church.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ said, “I am the way and the truth and the life… and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 14.6; 8.32). And that is no nonsense.
Today's Topics: 1, 2) B16’s on the Real Reason for the Crisis in the Church Part two https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/full-text-of-benedict-xvi-the-church-and-the-scandal-of-sexual-abuse-59639 3) How a Sense of ‘Awe’ Can Help You Stay Positive https://www.guideposts.org/better-living/positive-living/how-a-sense-of-awe-can-help-you-stay-positive 4) Devotion to…
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16 Sep 2020 – Has the Church Officially Abandoned Morality?
Today's Topics: 1, 2) Saint John Paul II's Pastoral Plan for the Third Millennium http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/2001/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_20010106_novo-millennio-ineunte.html 3, 4) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's essay on Sexual Abuse Scandal (part one) https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/full-text-of-benedict-xvi-the-church-and-the-scandal-of-sexual-abuse-59639
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09 Sep 2020 – Benedict XVI on the Real Reason for the Crisis in the Church
Today's Topics: 1) Four Important Spiritual Lessons from Trees in the Bible https://www.guideposts.org/faith-and-prayer/bible-resources/4-important-spiritual-lessons-from-trees-in-the-bible 2, 3) Scriptural Insights into the Papacy & the Holy Eucharist 4) Where Fundamentalists Are Right: 5 Things Catholics Need…
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02 Sep 2020 – Spiritual Lessons from Trees!
Today's Topics: 1, 2a) St Bernard vs Abelard https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/st-bernard-of-clairvaux-and-peter-abelard-6390 http://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2009/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20091021.html 2b, 3,4) Living a Sacramental Life
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26 Aug 2020 – Your Sacramental Life
Today's Topics: 1) For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul? (Mark 8.34-38) 2, 3, 4) St Bernard of Clairvaux and…
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19 Aug 2020 – Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Today's Topics: 1) Trust in God (Matthew 6.25-34) 2, 3) Finding Joy with St Paul (Philippians 4.4; 1.3-4; 2.5-11; 4.11-13; 4.8) https://aleteia.org/2020/08/05/are-we-back-in-the-middle-ages-who-will-save-us/ https://www.guideposts.org/faith-and-prayer/prayer-stories/power-of-prayer/5-bible-verses-to-help-you-find-joy 4) St Lawrence and the Holy Grail
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12 Aug 2020 – In God We Trust & The Holy Grail
Today's Topics: 1) Jesus on Revenge and Love of Enemies (Matthew 5.38-48) 2, 3) The Beatitudes: A No Nonsense Guide to Happiness Here & Now Pt. 2 4) Priest & Exorcist Respond…
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05 Aug 2020 – Biblical Guide to Happiness (Pt 2)
Today's Topics: 1) What does it mean for Christians to be "salt" and "light"? (Matthew 5.13-16) 2, 3) The Beatitudes: A No Nonsense Guide to Happiness Here & Now (pt. 1) 4)…
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29 Jul 2020 – Biblical Guide to Happiness Here & Now
Today's Topics: 1) Baptism, the Trinity, and Salvation 2, 3, 4) The Precepts of the Church
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22 Jul 2020 – The Precepts of the Church
Today's Topics: 1) Relativism Enslaves & Dogma Liberates https://dwightlongenecker.com/dogma-liberates-relativism-enslaves-heres-why/#comments 2, 3) The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Saint Luke 15.11-32) 4) Is Salvation for Everyone?
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15 Jul 2020 – Is Salvation for Everybody?
